Sunday, January 1, 2012

Franklin, MA: Health Department


Mission Statement: 
The Franklin Health Department is charged with protecting the public health and well-being of the community, in accordance with federal, state and local public health laws and regulations. The Franklin Health Department's responsibilities include inspecting and permitting new and repaired/upgraded individual septic systems, witnessing percolation testing, biannual inspections of all food service and retail food establishments, investigating complaints of public health nuisances, enforcement of the state sanitary code relative to housing, licensing of children's recreational camps, inspection of semi-public swimming pools and spas, tanning salon and manicure/pedicure establishment inspections. The Health Department also issues permits for individual private drinking water and irrigation wells.
Additional information on the Health Dept and the Board of Health can be found on the Franklin website
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Health/index


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